Calkins: 2013 -- Weirdest. Sports year. Ever.

In this photo made available by ABC Television on Monday, March 4, 2013, ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos, left, interviews former NBA star Dennis Rodman in studio in New York March 3, 2013, about his visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In response to Rodman's comments White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that North Korea's government should be focused on the well-being of its citizens, not on "celebrity sporting events" to entertain the country's elite. Rodman watche
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In this photo made available by ABC Television on Monday, March 4, 2013, ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos, left, interviews former NBA star Dennis Rodman in studio in New York March 3, 2013, about his visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In response to Rodman's comments White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that North Korea's government should be focused on the well-being of its citizens, not on "celebrity sporting events" to entertain the country's elite. Rodman watche
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The man who knows more about North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un than any other American is not a CIA agent in Langley or a politician in Washington. Uh uh. The man who knows more about Kim Jong-un than any other American is a tatted-up, pierced-out NBA champion known as “The Worm” who, between winning rebounding titles and dating Madonna, would occasionally sign autographs in a wedding dress.

It was Rodman, not, say… John Kerry who informed us that Kim Jong-un just wants President Obama to call him. It was Rodman, not, I don’t know…anybody else in the world telling us that Kim Jong-un doesn’t want to “do war.”

America's only regret is never having sent Metta World Peace to talk to Castro.

Anyway, there you have it. A year that might as well be called Friday the 2013th.

Te'o in January. Pistorius in February. Rodman in March.

Newspapers should take notice. Sometimes they like to do April Fool's editions.

Have to be careful this time, though. Everyone would think the stories are true.